Chinese name: Zhang Lei native place: Zhumadian, Henan.
Gender: Male Nationality: China.
Date of birth: 1972 Occupation: Chairman of Commercial Capital Management Co., Ltd.
Graduate school: China Renmin University; Yale University
Zhang Lei, 1972, a native of Zhumadian, China, 1989 was admitted to the university, when China was implementing the reform and opening-up policy. In the year of college entrance examination, there were 65,438+million candidates in the province where Zhang Lei was located, and Zhang Lei won the first place in one fell swoop. Later, Zhang Lei entered China Renmin University, and his major was international finance.
During the period of 1998, Zhang Lei applied for postgraduate study in American universities. At that time, more and more China students began to study abroad. He can go to many excellent schools, but Zhang Lei chose Yale University. I majored in international economics at Yale University in the United States, and also studied for a master's degree in international relations and business administration. After returning to China, he started Gaoying Fund Management Co., Ltd. with an initial investment of $30 million from the endowment fund of Yale University. Now (2010 65438+1early October), his operating assets have reached $2.5 billion.
According to the report of Hunan Daily on June 5438+1October 5, 2007, Zhou Qiang, then deputy secretary of Hunan Provincial Party Committee and acting governor, met with Zhang Lei, general manager of China Investment Agency of Yale Fund, and Robin Li, chairman and CEO of Baidu Company, and his party the day before. [ 1]
Zhang Lei [Yale graduate]-Donation activities
On October 4th, 2065438+1kloc-0, according to the website of the public affairs office of Yale University, Professor richard levin, president of Yale University in the United States, announced that Zhang Lei, a graduate of Yale in 2002, had promised to donate 8.88 million dollars to the School of Management of Yale University. This is by far the largest personal donation made by a graduate of Yale University School of Management.
Zhang Lei said: He chose to donate $8,888,888 because the number 8 has a special meaning in China culture. Its pronunciation is similar to "hair", representing wealth and luck. It is reported that this donation will be mainly used for the construction of the new campus of Yale School of Management. The other part is a scholarship for the international relations program of the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and various China-related activities of Yale University.
Zhang Lei [Yale graduate]-Related comments
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Netizens had a heated debate about why Zhang Lei donated money to Yale University instead of China University. Many netizens expressed dissatisfaction and even anger about this matter. The netizen "fishing alone in the cold river" published a blog post saying that it was particularly sad to see his compatriots and his alumni donate so much to others. "How much hope primary school can this money cover? How many people in need can you help? Do foreigners earn less money from us? " He called Zhang Lei's move "forgetting his ancestors after several times".